Anti-Mormonism has been called one of the last acceptable prejudices in American culture. The popularity of HBO’s Big Love, the success of The Book of Mormon musical, LDS involvement in Proposition 8, and Mitt Romney’s quest for the US presidency have placed The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints front and center in American culture, leading to what some have called the “Mormon Moment” but also to a resurgence of anti-Mormonism. This panel explores the history of anti-Mormonism in America, examines various kinds of anti- Mormonism unleashed in the current presidential campaign, and considers reactions to it from Mormons and others.

Robert A. Rees, Patrick Mason, Jennifer Dobner